ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Exedra, Khan Academy, Quatrefoil

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 214
• Professor: Cathleen Hoeniger

Document Summary

Defining elements of renaissance architecture: importance of (roman) antiquity. Number of ancient roman ruins lying around making it easier to emulate ancient architecture and sculpture. So many bits and pieces of architecture and sculpture that it wasn"t difficult to emulate: strong tuscan-romanesque style. Grey and white marble in an ornamental pattern. Distinguishing feature: very angular quality (both in overall polygonal form and crisply cut rectilinear pattern of marble ornamentation: discovery of what they needed in order to rationalize the elements of classical architecture. Vitruvius, de architectura: 1st century bce, contributed to theoretical framework, proportions, and the use of the orders of architecture (doric, ionic, corinthian, transcended the years through monks, originally there were images that have been lost. Vitruvius preserved the now lost greek and roman works on architecture they had had a lot of writing about architecture: florence baptistery.